Thrift Shops

News about Thrift Shops, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jul. 7, 2014

Side Street column; growing number of companies, many based in New Jersey, are illegally placing used-clothing bins throughout New York City; receptacles typically have signs that indicate donated goods will go to the poor or to legitimate charities but officials say much of what is collected is often sold in thrift stores or in bulk overseas for profit. MORE

Jan. 30, 2014

Snooty Fox founder Donna Speigel, who 34 years ago opened single consignment store in Cincinnati, discusses how her business grew into company with 11 stores, 90 employees, and annual revenue that she says exceeds $5 million. MORE

Jan. 9, 2014

Longtime Brooklyn Heights resident Irwin Susskind, a retired graphic designer, has been finding stylish, quality clothing at neighborhood's thrift shops and street sales for over 30 years. MORE

Jan. 5, 2014

Corey Kilgannon Character Study column on Anthony Cody, proprietor of Tony's Bargain Basement Thrift Shop in the Bronx; Cody runs store as unofficial community outreach center for poor and homeless; he offers his wares at low cost to those who can afford them and for free to those who cannot. MORE

Dec. 29, 2013

Fashion trends in 2013 appear to have been influenced by a growing thrift shop culture, in which consumers, both in stores and online, create new styles from a pastiche of old ones. MORE

Jun. 9, 2013

Neighborhood Joint column on Green Village, warehouse-sized, jam-packed junk store in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that is frequented by bargain-hunters, arbitrageurs and people mostly browsing for novelty's sake. MORE

Apr. 25, 2013

Textile and carpet designer Madeline Weinrib has been asked to transform Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Upper East Side thrift shop into occasional pop-up boutique for designer sample sales; first sale, offering rugs, clothing and fabric. MORE

Mar. 31, 2013

Charity thrift stores, raising money from sales to help those in need, offer opportunity for guiltless shopping. MORE

Feb. 17, 2013

Dec. 13, 2012

Consignment Web sites that authenticate designer apparel are helping to remove the uncertainty when buying resold clothes and luxury goods online. MORE

Aug. 29, 2012

Roberta Smith relates the joys of finding and buying art at yard sales, thrift shops and flea markets. MORE

Aug. 2, 2012

Alexandra Jacobs reviews Beacon's Closet, Fisch for the Hip and Ina Chelsea, three popular consignment stores in Chelsea and Union Square that sell discounted secondhand designer apparel. MORE

Jan. 1, 2012

Thrift stores, once thought of as dusty places where the down-on-their-luck skulked for bargains, are adding perks like rewards cards and member discounts that impart a more exclusive feel to the shopping experience. MORE

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